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For strictly web-based flashcards, I'd recommend the Flashcard
Machine<http://www.flashcardmachine.com/>or the Flashcard
Exchange <http://www.flashcardexchange.com/>. The interfaces of these tools
are simple and intuitive and creating and using flashcards in them is very
easy. WordChamp benefits from integration with the Web Reader online lookup
tool, but I've found their flashcard implementation very clunky.

An alternative to online flashcards you might consider is
Anki<http://ichi2.net/anki/whyreview.html>,
a very powerful, open-source flashcard program that can be synched with a
remote server so you can study your cards from any computer that has the
client installed and an Internet connection. In addition to being very
configurable, Anki also has the tremendous advantage of incorporating an
algorithm that optimally schedules reviews of individual cards according to
the principle of spaced
repetition<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spaced_repetition>.
This means subsequent reviews occur sooner or later based on the user's
performance with each item, and more generally in accordance with psychological
principles of forgetting <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forgetting_curve>.
It's an amazing tool, it operates on Windows, Mac OS and Linux, and it's
totally free.

-- 
Jim Ranalli
Applied Linguistics and Technology Program
Ross 353
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50010

Tel: +1-515-294-7460
Fax: +1-515-294-6814
Web: www.jimranalli.net





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